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You can now use Microsoft Intune to manage Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session remote desktops in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center just as you can manage a shared Windows 10 or Windows 11 client device. When managing such virtual machines (VMs), you'll be able to use both device-based and user configuration.
Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session is a Remote Desktop Session Host exclusive to Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure.
You can manage Windows 10 and Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs created in Azure Government Cloud in US Government Community (GCC), GCC High, and DoD.
Device configuration support in Microsoft Intune for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session is Generally Available (GA). This means policies defined in the OS scope and apps configured to install in the system context can be applied to Azure Virtual Desktop multi-session VMs. Additionally, multi-session configurations can be targeted to devices or device groups.
User configuration support in Microsoft Intune for Windows 11 multi-session VMs is in public preview. With this you'll be able to:
This feature supports Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs, which are:
Running Windows 10 multi-session, version 1903 or later, or running Windows 11 multi-session.
Set up as remote desktops in pooled host pools that have been deployed through Azure Resource Manager.
Running an Azure Virtual Desktop agent.
Hybrid Microsoft Entra-joined and enrolled in Microsoft Intune using one of the following methods:
Microsoft Entra-joined and enrolled in Microsoft Intune by enabling Enroll the VM with Intune in the Azure portal.
Licensing: The appropriate Microsoft Intune license is required if a user or device benefits directly or indirectly from the Microsoft Intune service, including access to the Microsoft Intune service through a Microsoft API. For more information, see Microsoft Intune licensing.
Note
If you're joining session hosts to Microsoft Entra Domain Services, you can't manage them using Intune..
Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs are treated as a separate OS edition and some Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise configurations won’t be supported for this edition. Using Microsoft Intune doesn't depend on or interfere with Azure Virtual Desktop management of the same VM.
To configure configuration policies for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs, you'll need to use the Settings catalog in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.
The existing device configuration profile templates aren't supported for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs, except for the following templates:
Microsoft Intune won't deliver unsupported templates to multi-session devices, and those policies appear as Not applicable in reports.
To configure policies
Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center and choose Devices, select Windows, select Configuration profiles, and select Create Profile.
For Platform, select Windows 10 and later.
For Profile type, select Settings catalog, or when deploy settings by using a Template, select Templates and then the name of the supported Template.
Select Create.
On the Basics page, provide a Name and (optionally) Description > Next.
On the Configuration settings page, select Add settings.
Under Settings picker, select Add filter and select the following options:
From the filtered list, pick the categories that you want.
Select Next when you’re done adding settings.
On the Assignments page, choose the Microsoft Entra groups containing the devices to which you want this profile assigned > Next.
On the Scope tags page, optionally add the scope tags you want to apply to this profile > Next.
On the Review + create page, choose Create to create the profile.
Windows 10 or Windows 11 Administrative Templates are supported for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session via the Settings catalog with some limitations:
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